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Quit Your Job! Says Graphic Artist

Sunday, June 29, 2008

This is a rather interesting article from Rune Spaans, a 33 years old graphic artist from Norway. I’ve found it to be rather lucid and should be particularly interesting to CG artists. Below is the article. Do you want to be an animator, but all you do is compositing? Are you spending all your time modeling, [...]

3 Steps to Getting Employed as an Animator

Tuesday, March 25, 2008

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Getting employed as an animator can be broken down into 3 broad steps. There are more intricate details but I will cover those later in another entry. The Cover Letter Be polite, concise and purposeful. Make sure you do ample research on the company you are sending your letter to. You will want to know what [...]

Online Animation Schools

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

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It used to be that animators were a rare breed. But nowadays they are springing up like mushrooms, and animation companies receive thousands of applications from highly qualified individuals every year. They’re able to pick and choose from the best talents. As somebody in the position to hire such animators, before I pop the DVD reel [...]

Landing a Job in Animation

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

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I have heard many people describe the animation industry as ‘cool’, ‘interesting’, ‘glamourous’ and many such similiar terms. Well, no wonder 3D animation jobs are so highly sought after these days. Depending on which part of the world you are in, there is either a shortage of job vacancies for animators or an even bigger shortage [...]

3D Animation is Not Just About Animation

Wednesday, December 19, 2007

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I have said this many times and I will continue to say it - most people study 3D animation to do animation and there cannot be a worse reason for coming into the industry. I say this because they come in for the wrong reason, and will leave for the wrong reason. The first time most people [...]